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SOCI311 Political Sociology

Week 3 Assignment 1

Political Power

Instructions:

Read two chapters 15 and 17 of the classic book on power “Prince” by Niccolo Machiavelli. It can be found at:

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1232/1232-h/1232-h.htm

Machiavelli wrote the Prince (published in 1532) to advise princes about how to get, keep, and use political power. The book is still regarded as one of the most influential books on politics, especially on issues relating to political power.

 

In light of our class readings on power, write a 2-4 page essay comparing the textbook definitions of power (see especially week 1) with the notions expressed/ implicit in the excerpts from Machiavelli.  How can you relate these notions to prevailing norms in contemporary society and politics? Do you think that any of any of the advice offered by Machiavelli can apply to modern day politicians? Why? Why not? Please be sure to cite the sources in the APA citation format as you make comparisons between the different definitions.

Format:

APA-style formatting

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Arial or Time New Roman, 12 pt font

Grading Rubric:

View the grading rubric so you understand how you will be assessed on this Assignment.  Click the grid icon at the top of this instruction page, or the grid icon under "View iRubric" on the main Assignments page.

Assignment 1 meets the following course objectives:

CO1: Explain selected theories of political sociology

CO3: Explain the sources of power and effects of organized interests

CO5: Describe the ways, in which state manifests itself

 

 

SOCI311 Political Sociology

Week 5 Assignment 2

Instructions:

1. Find an internet site for an interest/advocacy group (some examples include Tea Party, MoveOn.org, NRA, Nature Conservancy, PETA, etc).

2. Turn in a 2-3 page report containing the name, type, and issues of the group. Describe some of the strategies that the group uses and how the interest group utilizes the website to employ the strategies. Explain whom the interest group targets and the impact of the group on public policy in light of and using concepts from our readings as appropriate. Do you personally subscribe to this group’s ideas/ ideology? What do you think is the appeal of these issues to contemporary society at large?

Please site the sources you are using in the APA format (interest group's website, class textbooks, etc.).

Format:

APA-style formatting

Typed

1” margins

Double-spaced

Arial or Time New Roman, 12 pt font

Grading Rubric:

View the grading rubric so you understand how you will be assessed on this Assignment.  Click the grid icon at the top of this instruction page, or the grid icon under "View iRubric" on the main Assignments page.

Assignment 2 meets the following course objectives:

CO1: Explain selected theories of political sociology

CO2: Differentiate among the different components of civil society

CO3: Explain the sources of power and effects of organized interests

CO4: Describe processes of political action

 

 

SOCI311 Political Sociology

Week 7 Assignment 3

Assignment 3:

Journal Article

Instructions:

Pick and read an article related to any topic studied in this course published in an academic journal (use JSTOR electronic database available via APUS Library*). It can be on any topic related to political sociology and that is of interest to you, for example, class struggle, Karl Marx, Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, democracy in America, globalization, etc.). Please pick an article published in the past 10 years and be sure to use a sociological academic journal. The initial search will likely result in many items, so be sure to narrow it down to a specific aspect of theory that is of interest to you. The journal article should be at least 20 pages.

Write a 3-5 page report on the article. In your paper, do your best to ANSWER ALL of the following questions:

1.  What is the main topic of the article?

2. What do the author or authors argue?

3.  What type of evidence do they present?

4.  What are the author’s conclusions?

5. Which arguments do you find the strongest/ weakest?  

6. Which topics that we covered in class in the first weeks does this article best relate to?

7. Why did you pick this particular article?

Please be sure to cite the article and the class textbook(s) and/ or other materials  in the APA citation format.

 *Once in JSTOR: Go to Advanced Search; Limit by Type (Article); Limit by Date (2005-2017); Limit by Subject (Sociology)

Format:

APA-style formatting

Typed

1” margins

Double-spaced

Arial or Time New Roman, 12 pt font

Grading Rubric:

View the grading rubric so you understand how you will be assessed on this Assignment.  Click the grid icon at the top of this instruction page, or the grid icon under "View iRubric" on the main Assignments page.

Assignment 3 meets the following course objectives:

CO1: Explain selected theories of political sociology

CO2: Differentiate among the different components of civil society

CO3: Explain the sources of power and effects of organized interests

CO4: Describe processes of political action

CO5: Describe the ways, in which state manifests itself

CO6: Interpret state policies

CO7: Demonstrate how gender and race matter in politics and society

CO8: Compare different conceptions of globalization